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MISFIT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personnel Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- square peg
1, record 1, English, square%20peg
officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Square peg : A misfit. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
1930: They were square pegs who weren’t succeeding in their respective positions. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
He is a square peg in a round hole. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
square peg: term officially approved by CN. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion du personnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- employé inapte
1, record 1, French, employ%C3%A9%20inapte
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
d'être inapte à qch et inapte : 1) en parlant d'une personne, qui n'a pas les aptitudes ou les dispositions pour quelque chose; 2) qui n'a pas les aptitudes pour remplir une fonction déterminée. 1, record 1, French, - employ%C3%A9%20inapte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
employé inapte : terme uniformisé par le CN. 1, record 1, French, - employ%C3%A9%20inapte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- overfit stream
1, record 2, English, overfit%20stream
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a misfit stream that is too large to have eroded the valley through which it flows. 2, record 2, English, - overfit%20stream
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cours d'eau suradapté
1, record 2, French, cours%20d%27eau%20suradapt%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] cours d'eau qui apparaît trop grand pour la vallée dans laquelle il coule. 2, record 2, French, - cours%20d%27eau%20suradapt%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-10-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
- Social Problems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- social misfit
1, record 3, English, social%20misfit
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- socially maladjusted person 2, record 3, English, socially%20maladjusted%20person
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
misfit : a person who is poorly adjusted to his environment. 3, record 3, English, - social%20misfit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- inadapté social
1, record 3, French, inadapt%C3%A9%20social
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mésadapté social 2, record 3, French, m%C3%A9sadapt%C3%A9%20social
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- mésadaptée sociale 3, record 3, French, m%C3%A9sadapt%C3%A9e%20sociale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- mésadapté socio-affectif 4, record 3, French, m%C3%A9sadapt%C3%A9%20socio%2Daffectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui éprouve des difficultés à s'adapter à son milieu social et à y jouer son rôle normal. 5, record 3, French, - inadapt%C3%A9%20social
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Personne manifestant des difficultés d'adaptation à son environnement social. 3, record 3, French, - inadapt%C3%A9%20social
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le psychologue Alain Dumais, [...] côtoie quotidiennement des skinheads condamnés pour voies de fait. Pour lui, ce sont de jeunes mésadaptés socio-affectifs [...] [qui] ont souvent une image très négative d'eux-mêmes. 4, record 3, French, - inadapt%C3%A9%20social
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mésadapté social; mésadaptée sociale : Termes et définition normalisés par l'OLF. 6, record 3, French, - inadapt%C3%A9%20social
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-07-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reconstruction cost
1, record 4, English, reconstruction%20cost
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The reconstruction cost is the number of bits required to describe the misfit between the raw input and the best approximation to it that could be reconstructed from the activities of the hidden units. The reconstruction cost is proportional to the squared difference between the raw input and its reconstruction. 1, record 4, English, - reconstruction%20cost
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- coût de reconstruction
1, record 4, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20reconstruction
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le coût de reconstruction est le nombre de bits nécessaires pour décrire la différence entre les entrées fournies et la meilleure reconstruction accessible à partir des activités des neurones cachés; il est proportionnel au carré de la différence entre l'entrée brute et sa reconstruction. 1, record 4, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20reconstruction
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-04-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Huron-Salvail Valley
1, record 5, English, Huron%2DSalvail%20Valley
Quebec
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The(...) clay valleys of the Montreal plain are former tributary and estuarine channels and are presently occupied by misfit streams(the Huron-Salvail Valley) 1, record 5, English, - Huron%2DSalvail%20Valley
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Huron-Salvail
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- vallée Huron-Salvail
1, record 5, French, vall%C3%A9e%20Huron%2DSalvail
feminine noun, Quebec
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la plaine de Montréal, les bras d'estuaire régressifs ont laissé des chenaux (..) empruntés maintenant par des ruisseaux insignifiants (la vallée Huron-Salvail). 1, record 5, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20Huron%2DSalvail
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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